"Our Parliament has a very heavy Legislative agenda during the Winter Session. I seek cooperation from my colleagues in the House," he said.

"We need to create new jobs on a large enough scale to provide gainful employment to our youth," he said.

"Our country faces many problems on the economic front arising out of the consequences of global economic slowdown. We need to increase investments in infrastructure sectors and social services like health and education to accelerate economic growth," he said.

The PM said his government is committed to these tasks "but success thereof requires cohesive collective action on the part of all segments of our polity."

"We all have an obligation, in opposition as well as in government, to work together to enable our parliamentary democracy," he said, inviting all political parties to join hands in this vital national endeavour.